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Re: Interesting tidbit on Enerio Del Rosario

Reliever or not, I thought his 2009 was undeniably terrific. I am okay considering him a top 15 guy for the Reds. Mario is the gift that keeps on giving, hope Bob's got a turkey heading his way this Christmas!

If not Cordero with Masset sliding in at Closer, guys like Burton, Rhodes and maybe Owings and Bray may be able to fetch something back to bolster the SS situation. Rhodes for Brignac would add a LH bat as a SS alternative while cutting cost and supplementing the youth movement. Rhodes was awesome last year, but a repeat is probably too much to expect and he would be viewed as a bargain at $2 Million and IMO would be in demand. Seems like he could fetch something. Guys like Fisher and Del Rosario would be competent backfills for anyone dealt. I'd probably be willing to add Ondrusek to a deal, but there may be reasons to keep him around that I don't know of.

"All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it." --BABE RUTH

Having better players makes "the right time" or "the big hit" happen a lot more often. PLUS PLUS

Re: Interesting tidbit on Enerio Del Rosario

What I found interesting is Del Rosario is now throwing sidearm. I love it. Scott Sullivan put together a great career with the Reds using the sidearm delivery. He was a key part of the Reds bullpen for years. It would be awesome if Del Rosario could develop into a workhorse out of the bullpen like Sullivan.

Re: Interesting tidbit on Enerio Del Rosario

Mario Soto RAWKS! Many people want him as the big league pitching coach, but I love him just where he is. Whatever we can do to keep him happy is well worth it...the Reds organization is blessed to have been the one he came up with. He's a true Red through and through...I bet he even bleeds red. :ughmamoru He doesn't mention teaching him the circle change...I wonder if Mario told him to try the lower arm slot or just supported him. Either way, this is another young guy who's going to be fun watching grow up in the GAB.

Re: Interesting tidbit on Enerio Del Rosario

*Bump*

Del Rosario, one to keep an eye on
Posted by jfay March 2nd, 2010, 11:31 am

Right-hander Enerio Del Rosario has been one of the more impressive pitcchers in camp.

Del Rosario, 24, combined to 3-1 with a 1.68 ERA and 12 saves while moving from Sarasota to Carolina to Louisville. He struck out 54 and walked only six. He’ll drop down to side arm to throw his sinker ball. I’d be surprised if you don’t see him in the big leagues at some point this.

“He’s impressed me,” Dusty Baker said. “He has a loose arm. You wouldn’t know it but this is his first time in big league camp. He fields his position well. I talked to some of guys about him. They said he calls the infielders off he’s such a great fielder. He tells them to get out of the way.

“He keeps the ball down, runs it in on them. There’s always a place on a team sooner or later who has a good natural sinker. You can get out of more situations. He’s the kind of guy you bring in first and second, nobody out, one out, and he’ll throw up that groundball double play. Most teams I’ve been on, good teams, we’ve always had at least one sinker ball guy.”

Being a good fielder helps if you throw sinker.

“That’s what I was trying to tell (Jordan) Smith: You guys are going to have to working on fielding more than anybody because as a hitter I’m taught hit the ball back through the middle so I don’t roll over on it. The better fielder you are, the more runs you save yourself. I used to see Greg Maddux work on it all the time. Tommy John used to throw us BP without the screen.”

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